The Scope and Objectives of the PDA JPST
The PDA mission statement is “to advance pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical manufacturing science and regulation so members can better serve patients” who are treated with our products. In terms of our vision of being the premier educational partner for professionals in academia, industry and government for the advancement of manufacturing, quality and regulatory science, the PDA JPST plays a key role. The Editor and Journal Editorial Board want to continue to meet and exceed this challenge. To read more about the content, vision and mission of PDA JPST, click here.
A Brief History of PDA JPST and its Growth
Pharmaceutical professionals in New York City founded the Parenteral Drug Association in late 1946, and their publication, Bulletin of the Parenteral Drug Association, was first published the following year. In the beginning, the Bulletin mainly contained news and commentary. By 1977, the Bulletin was renamed the Journal of the Parenteral Drug Association and put more emphasis on technical publications. In 1994, the PDA Board of Directors approved the current journal name, which more accurately reflected the goals and objectives of the Association, namely the PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, and renamed the organization the PDA. Currently, the JPST is published online, six times a year to be read by the membership with the opportunity to download individual current articles without additional charge.
The “Accepted Articles” process that was introduced in 2019 speeds up the PDA JPST publication process similar to a preprint system. In so doing, it allows our readers to read, comment on and cite peer-reviewed papers ahead of publication in an issue.
Types of Articles Published
The types of articles published include editorials, letters to the editor, commentary, reviews, technology applications and research articles. Not unexpectedly, the largest category is research articles followed, in descending order, by commentaries, technological applications and reviews (See Table 1).
Table 1 Distribution of Article Types Accepted by the PDA JPST in 2019, 2020 and 2021
Article Type |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
Editorial |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Letter to the Editor |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Commentary |
9 |
10 |
8 |
Review |
4 |
3 |
6 |
Technological Application |
13 |
8 |
4 |
Research |
29 |
22 |
17 |
Case Study |
1 |
3 |
0 |
Meeting Proceedings |
0 |
1 |
9 |
PDA Papers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
Total Number of Articles |
60 |
53 |
44 |
The number pages published from year to year is relatively stable; as the number of articles has declined, that suggests the number of pages per article has increased. With a rejection rate exceeding 10%, the PDA JPST uses peer review to maintain a high editorial standard.
Instructions to Authors
The instructions to authors and the link to submit a manuscript may be accessed on the PDA website; the “PDA Journal” is under the Publications dropdown menu.